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Inspecting and testing equipment

Specified electrical equipment and safety switches need to be tested at intervals relevant to the class of work they are to be used in. For construction work this information is contained in AS/NZS 3012 Electrical installations - Construction and demolition sites (non-Queensland Government link).

For manufacturing, service, office, amusement and rural industry work, the information is contained in the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 (PDF, 1 MB).

A tool showing the inspection and testing tag A durable tag must be attached to the specified electrical equipment at the completion of inspection and testing, where required, clearly showing the date of test and the scheduled date for reinspection and retesting.

Intervals for testing are determined by consulting the Electrical Safety Regulation 2002 and AS/NZS 3760 In-service safety inspection and testing of electrical equipment (non-Queensland Government link)

 

 

Find out the intervals for inspecting and testing electrical equipment.

Last updated 3 October 2008